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Magic Mouse helps Apple double share of market in 8 weeks

7 points by alexandros 17y ago

mattmaroon 17y ago
I've always wondered why Apple has been so focused for years on good product-development driven design in notebooks, software, keyboards, routers, MP3 players, phones, and a few other peripherals yet consistently built mice that every single living human despised. I even went out of my way to check that thing out. While the shape is not sufficiently ergonomic for me to use on a long-term basis (it forces your hand into an uncomfortable shape rather than conforming to it like most modern mice) it's overall pretty nifty. Definitely a step in the right direction.
- rbritton 17y ago
  I bought the mouse if for no other reason that it duplicated most of my trackpad's functionality when I'm plugged into an external monitor. I'm exclusively a laptop user, so I've used nothing but trackpads for years, but plugging into a 30" screen requires me to push the laptop aside. The magic mouse is suited more for very small hands. I don't have small hands. Given how little I'm plugged in it's tolerable though. This is their first mouse that I have actually chosen above other market options. The only real show-stopper is the touch scrolling sensitivity. In applications such as InDesign and Photoshop (in full screen mode), there's a tendency to jump suddenly miles away on the viewing area from random touches.
  - jeremyw 17y ago
    Small hands: yup, lovely concept, needs to come in larger sizes. Where's the Magnum Mouse?
  - mattmaroon 17y ago
    Do you find that the two-fingered side swipe thing is a disaster to? I couldn't pull it off without simultaneously moving the mouse.
    - weaksauce 17y ago
      I think it takes some getting used to but with a touch of practice the swipe can be done easily. I am sure if you have a very slick surface though the mouse will move no matter what. I really like the mouse for it's scrolling. Especially the side to side movements and the weighted scroll. I dislike not having a middle click and the right and left click are dependent on one another. I need the right and left click to be independent for rocker gestures.
AGorilla 17y ago
This headline is deceiving, Apple doubled their share of the MOUSE market in 8 weeks
- cdr 17y ago
  It was perfectly clear to me.
lurkinggrue 17y ago
In other news: Carpal tunnel syndrome cases doubled in Apple users.

7 points by alexandros 17y ago

I've always wondered why Apple has been so focused for years on good product-development driven design in notebooks, software, keyboards, routers, MP3 players, phones, and a few other peripherals yet consistently built mice that every single living human despised. I even went out of my way to check that thing out. While the shape is not sufficiently ergonomic for me to use on a long-term basis (it forces your hand into an uncomfortable shape rather than conforming to it like most modern mice) it's overall pretty nifty. Definitely a step in the right direction.

rbritton 17y ago
I bought the mouse if for no other reason that it duplicated most of my trackpad's functionality when I'm plugged into an external monitor. I'm exclusively a laptop user, so I've used nothing but trackpads for years, but plugging into a 30" screen requires me to push the laptop aside. The magic mouse is suited more for very small hands. I don't have small hands. Given how little I'm plugged in it's tolerable though. This is their first mouse that I have actually chosen above other market options. The only real show-stopper is the touch scrolling sensitivity. In applications such as InDesign and Photoshop (in full screen mode), there's a tendency to jump suddenly miles away on the viewing area from random touches.
- jeremyw 17y ago
  Small hands: yup, lovely concept, needs to come in larger sizes. Where's the Magnum Mouse?
- mattmaroon 17y ago
  Do you find that the two-fingered side swipe thing is a disaster to? I couldn't pull it off without simultaneously moving the mouse.
  - weaksauce 17y ago
    I think it takes some getting used to but with a touch of practice the swipe can be done easily. I am sure if you have a very slick surface though the mouse will move no matter what. I really like the mouse for it's scrolling. Especially the side to side movements and the weighted scroll. I dislike not having a middle click and the right and left click are dependent on one another. I need the right and left click to be independent for rocker gestures.

AGorilla 17y ago

This headline is deceiving, Apple doubled their share of the MOUSE market in 8 weeks

cdr 17y ago
It was perfectly clear to me.

lurkinggrue 17y ago

In other news: Carpal tunnel syndrome cases doubled in Apple users.